Summary of Level 2 Data Coverage EP/TOMS was launched into a 500 km sun synchronous orbit on July 2, 1996. The first EP/TOMS Earth scan data were taken during orbit 216 on July 16, 1996. Normal science operations began during orbit 339 on July 24, 1996. Orbits prior to 7903 (December 4, 1997) were at the initial 500 km altitude. Orbits after 8037 (December 13, 1997) were at 740 km altitude after an orbit boosting maneuver. No Earth scan science data (and therefore no Level 2 data) were acquired for the orbits listed in Table 1. Seventy-two (72) of these orbits were before the start of normal operations. Table 2 lists orbits that have incomplete data coverage. Nine (9) of these orbits were prior to normal operations. Table 3 lists orbits that have some fixed scene view ("stare mode") data that interrupts the usual continuous daytime Earth scan data. Each affected orbit has a minimum 3 minute Level 2 data gap. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Table 1 EP/TOMS Orbits with No Level 2 Data ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 17-19, 1996: 220, 228, 233-263 Jul 22-24, 1996: 300-338 (Prior to Normal Operations) Nov 28, 1996: 2258 Nov 16-19, 1997: 7640-7675 (Attitude Anomaly) Dec 4-13, 1997: 7903-8037 (Orbit Boost) Nov 17-18, 1998: 12935-12951 (Leonid Meteors) Dec 13, 1998 -Jan 2, 1999: 13311-13610 (Spacecraft Anomaly) Nov 17-18, 1999: 18209-18225 (Leonid Meteors) May 14, 2000: 20798 (Operations Error) Nov 17-19, 2001: 28783-28802 (Leonid Meteors) Aug 2-12, 2002: 32516-32663 (Spacecraft Anomaly) Nov 18-19, 2002: 34085-34100 (Leonid Meteors) May 15-22, 2003: 36657-36767 (Spacecraft Anomaly) --------------------------------------------------------------- Table 2 EP/TOMS Orbits with Partial Level 2 Data (percent available shown in parenthesis) --------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 16, 1996: 216 (84%), 219 (61%) Jul 17, 1996: 221 (40%), 227 (61%), 229 (40%), 232 (29%) Jul 19, 1996: 264 (39%) Jul 22, 1996: 299 (12%) Jul 24, 1996: 339 (40%) (all before normal operations) Oct 9, 1996: 1505 (64%), 1506 (80%) Nov 28, 1996: 2257 (38%), 2259 (62%) Dec 31, 1996: 2773 (77%) Mar 9, 1997: 3794 (65%) Nov 16, 1997: 7639 (41%) Nov 19, 1997: 7676 (60%) Dec 4, 1997: 7902 (38%) Dec 13, 1997: 8038 (67%) Apr 14, 1998: 9807 (82%) May 1, 1998: 10045 (75%) May 12, 1998: 10212 (96%), 10213-10216 (38% each) May 13, 1998: 10217-10223 (38% each), 10224 (40%) May 24, 1998: 10376 (61%), 10377 (39%) Nov 17, 1998: 12934 (40%) Nov 18, 1998: 12952 (61%) Dec 13, 1998: 13310 (37%) Jan 3, 1999: 13610 (63%) Nov 17, 1999: 18208 (39%) Nov 18, 1999: 18226 (62%) Feb 5, 2000: 19365 (68%) May 14, 2000: 20797 (59%), 20799 (52%) Apr 9, 2001: 25572 (57%) Nov 17, 2001: 28782 (13%) Nov 19, 2001: 28803 (49%) Dec 31, 2001: 29423 (38%) Jan 1, 2002: 29424 (65%) Aug 2, 2002: 32515 (59%) Aug 12, 2002: 32664 (77%) Nov 18, 2002: 34084 (65%) Nov 19, 2002: 34101 (63%) Dec 31, 2002: 34712 (69%) May 15, 2003: 36656 ( 8%) May 22, 2003: 36768 (41%) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3 EP/TOMS Orbits with Fixed Scene ("stare mode") Data ---------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 1, 1997: 4152 Apr 2, 1997: 4167 Apr 6, 1997: 4228, 4230 Apr 11, 1997: 4306 Apr 15, 1997: 4367 Apr 16, 1997: 4382 Apr 20, 1997: 4443 Apr 21, 1997: 4458 Apr 25, 1997: 4519 Apr 30, 1997: 4595 May 4, 1997: 4656 May 5, 1997: 4671 May 8, 1997: 4717 May 9, 1997: 4732 May 10, 1997: 4747 May 13, 1997: 4793 May 14, 1997: 4808 May 18, 1997: 4869 May 19, 1997: 4884 May 23, 1997: 4945 May 27, 1997: 5006 May 28, 1997: 5021 Jun 1, 1997: 5082 Jun 2, 1997: 5097 Jun 5, 1997: 5143 Jun 6, 1997: 5158 Jun 7, 1997: 5173 Jun 10, 1997: 5219 Jun 11, 1997: 5233, 5234 Jun 12, 1997: 5240, 5250 Jun 14, 1997: 5277, 5280 Jun 15, 1997: 5295 Jun 16, 1997: 5309, 5310 Jun 17, 1997: 5316, 5326 Jun 19, 1997: 5353, 5356 Jun 20, 1997: 5371 Jun 21, 1997: 5386 Jun 24, 1997: 5432 Jun 25, 1997: 5446, 5447 Jun 28, 1997: 5493 Jun 29, 1997: 5508 Last updated July 16, 2003